Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	speak_v	word_n	16,774	5	4.1389	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66428	A true representation of the absurd and mischievous principles of the sect, commonly known by the name of Muggletonians	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1694 (1694)	Wing W2735; ESTC R38943	21,260	36

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